Everytime I go online to my gallery I see stop stealing nonsense which irritates me to know end. When I create a sim I basically hit the random button (dice) until a good sim is created then I fix the makeup, clothes, skintone and what have you. Sims 4 random button creates some good looking people that look a lot like other peoples sims if fact I have duplicated some of my own sims? I do not steal and in fact I have not uploaded my sims to the gallery for fear of being jumped on. When I do upload I don't care what you do with my sim as it is just nice to know that someone liked it enough to download it. These people even accused EA of stealing their stuff I mean WTF is with that. EA owns the rights to the game so every sim I create and upload is part of their gallery so it is everyone's. This BS just makes me and I am sure a lot of people uncomfortable and afraid to post. If you want to claim copyright then you need about $1000.00 and a lawyer not just saying this is mine? Sims 1, 2, 3 the creators had a terms of use policy which 98% followed out of respect. Sims 4 can create Beautiful Sims in the CAS by itself so I cannot post it because it looks like someone creation. Please when creating make sure yours is unique and create a TOU for your creations or show your legal copyright. I have not stolen anything or been accused this just bugs me.....

I guess I used strong words that were replaced by plum?

Once you upload to the Gallery, it is no longer yours. Maxis owns it.

Hi :)How terrible to be accused when you're not. :(I would say a LOT of TS4 Sims look the same so I guess many people think their stuff is being reuploaded but I have no idea. I can tell when my worlds and lot get reuploaded, yet with Sims- it's so much harder because they do look a lot a like. You should report them- and tell a moderator. I don't use the gallery so I don't know how it works there.

I agree it's hard to tell with sims. Few that I've uploaded are just a result of randomize button and I wouldn't even care about those. But I made a couple of celebrities who I put some effort into and who I might recognize as created by me (the time spent on those faces ya). Were you being accused of stealing or was it just something you saw happening? Sounds really annoying to get blamed with no reason :|

Maxis owns everything that you do with The Sims.It-was-never-yours-in-the-first-place.That's how legal stuff works, they own you, you own nothing. Whoever has the money and lawyers owns everything.

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woodenbear
10 years ago
I guess I used strong words that were replaced by plum?
Colton141414
Seasoned Novice
10 years ago
Once you upload to the Gallery, it is no longer yours. Maxis owns it.
Rflong7
Rising Vanguard
10 years ago
Hi :)

How terrible to be accused when you're not. :(

I would say a LOT of TS4 Sims look the same so I guess many people think their stuff is being reuploaded but I have no idea. I can tell when my worlds and lot get reuploaded, yet with Sims- it's so much harder because they do look a lot a like.

You should report them- and tell a moderator. I don't use the gallery so I don't know how it works there.
simsimsere
Rising Scout
10 years ago
I agree it's hard to tell with sims. Few that I've uploaded are just a result of randomize button and I wouldn't even care about those. But I made a couple of celebrities who I put some effort into and who I might recognize as created by me (the time spent on those faces ya). Were you being accused of stealing or was it just something you saw happening? Sounds really annoying to get blamed with no reason :|
John_Zonbi
10 years ago
Maxis owns everything that you do with The Sims.

It-was-never-yours-in-the-first-place.
That's how legal stuff works, they own you, you own nothing. Whoever has the money and lawyers owns everything.
astridentanja
10 years ago
I can imagine there's a lot of 'you stole my sim!' going on in this game. They all look the same. Besides, if you put them in the gallery they're public, you give them away. People can't steal what was given to them.
merikat85
10 years ago
There really shouldn't be any 'you stole my x' going on from the gallery, because no one but Maxis owns anything. You may put the creative work into making a Sim or a build, but at the end of the day, you did it in Maxis' sandbox. It's like fanfiction written based on a TV show or novel, at the end of the day, you may have created it but you don't own the rights to it because you weren't playing in your own sandbox to start with.
simsimsere
Rising Scout
10 years ago
"JoAnne65;13803216" wrote:
I can imagine there's a lot of 'you stole my sim!' going on in this game. They all look the same. Besides, if you put them in the gallery they're public, you give them away. People can't steal what was given to them.

I believe the whole stealing issue is about re-uploading the sim as your own creation. Clearly that's bad manners.
astridentanja
10 years ago
"luimistelija;13803262" wrote:
"JoAnne65;13803216" wrote:
I can imagine there's a lot of 'you stole my sim!' going on in this game. They all look the same. Besides, if you put them in the gallery they're public, you give them away. People can't steal what was given to them.

I believe the whole stealing issue is about re-uploading the sim as your own creation. Clearly that's bad manners.

If it's an unchanged sim with the same clothes and name yes. But that's not what the OP means is it?
simsimsere
Rising Scout
10 years ago
"JoAnne65;13803303" wrote:
"luimistelija;13803262" wrote:
"JoAnne65;13803216" wrote:
I can imagine there's a lot of 'you stole my sim!' going on in this game. They all look the same. Besides, if you put them in the gallery they're public, you give them away. People can't steal what was given to them.

I believe the whole stealing issue is about re-uploading the sim as your own creation. Clearly that's bad manners.

If it's an unchanged sim with the same clothes and name yes. But that's not what the OP means is it?

I wasn't sure if the OP was accused of stealing themself or just annoyed at seeing people talk about stealing in general. I don't think they should worry about uploading a randomised sim, someone to claim that stolen is just acting stupid.